Dhanasiri Weerasinghe Archives

eLanka Newsletter – 26 July – 8th edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter THE JETLINERS(My Story) – By Felix Fernando “BEAUTIFUL OLD CEYLON” by Des Kelly Frederick Dornhorst and Royal College – By Senaka Weeraratna Sydney Well-wishes donated SLR 116,711 for Dry Rations and welfare activities conducted by the Sri Lanka Embassy in State of Kuwait Prime Minister – Joint Media Release – JobKeeper payment and income support extended Watch: Engelbert Humperdinck invites you to a special live-streamed performance, Engelbert Live Important updates regarding student visa arrangements/review of the Working Holiday Maker Program Health & Views – July 3rd Issue – by Harold Gunatillake Kandy Perahera as usual sans spectators – Asela Kuruluwansa and Lahiru Fernando CENTENARY OF ST. PETER’S COLLEGE – By Algi Wijewickrema Australian town ‘Badagini’ named by Sinhala migrant labour in 1880s? – By ...

Death of Dhanasiri Weerasinghe – Funeral oration by Dr. Ranjith Hettiarachi WEERASINGHE. — Dhanasiri H.A. Source: LankaWeb Dr. Ranjith Hettiarachi delivered the Funeral Oration Son of Hector and Vivien Weerasinghe. Passed away peacefully on the 7th of July 2020 at home in Melbourne surrounded by family. He was best known in Sri Lanka for his cricketing prowess as an all-rounder. He attended Ananda College, Colombo, captaining the Ananda cricket team in 1955 and eventually being selected for the Ceylon Cricket Team. He captained the All Ceylon Cricket team in 1969. At the age of 20, he joined the Colombo police force and attained the rank of Inspector. During this time he married his teenage sweetheart, Chatra Tennakoon in 1965, followed in quick succession by the birth of their 3 daughters. Migrating to Australia in 1974 with his family, he formed strong and lifelong friendships, contributing in roles such as the ...